Comments on: “Aliens” in America: British Citizens during the War of 1812http://blog.nyhistory.org/%e2%80%9caliens%e2%80%9d-in-america-british-citizens-during-the-war-of-1812/
Sun, 27 Nov 2016 21:02:25 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.10By: Sara A Straubhttp://blog.nyhistory.org/%e2%80%9caliens%e2%80%9d-in-america-british-citizens-during-the-war-of-1812/#comment-8565
Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:45:51 +0000http://blog.nyhistory.org/?p=3942#comment-8565My ggg grandfather Moses Montefiore Ancona was a British citizen and arrived in Philadelphia about 1809. We understand that he stayed Philadelphia until the onset of the War of 1812 when he was required to move inland. He went to Berks County PA. I have made some attempts to find the Alien registration document at the NARA web site but could not find anything. Do you have any suggestions about how I might find any records about his registration? I appreciate any help you could give me.
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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:14:05 +0000http://blog.nyhistory.org/?p=3942#comment-8119Dear New-York Historical Society,

Thank you for publishing the “Aliens in America” blog regarding the required registration of aliens during the War of 1812. I have been trying (for years) to figure out how the access the records that were collected at that time. My 3rd Great Grandfather, William Richie (sometimes spelled Richey or Ritchie), entered this country from (so family history says) Belfast, Northern Ireland, in approximately 1807, most likely entering through Philadelphia or New York. At various times, he lived in Herkimer, Saint Lawrence, Jefferson, and Niagara Counties and is buried (with his wife, Sarah) in Orangeport Union Cemetery (also known as Gaskill Cemetery). His first child, Mathew George Richie, was allegedly born in 1813 “along the banks of the St. Lawrence River.”

Would it be possible for you to look up William Richie’s name in the New-York Historical Society’s other War of 1812 manuscript collections so that we might find out such information as his age, occupation, place of residence, length of time in the United States, family/marital status, and whether he had applied for naturalization? I am a serious researcher and would dearly love to learn more about my 3rd Great Grandfather. Thank you for any time and attention you put into this request. I would be happy to make a donation to the New York Historical Society in exchange for your efforts.